This lesson is part 4 of 4 that I’ve released on the Baroque period of music. These lessons are a part of my online course, Busy Kids Do Music History. Today’s lesson will review everything we’ve learned so far in the series!
To view Lesson 1, click here.
To view Lesson 2, click here.
To view Lesson 3, click here.
The creation of Baroque music was driven by the patron — the church and the wealthy.
Music was a display of wealth, talent and all things fancy. New musical forms rose in popularity, and composers of the time produced hundreds of compositions for their patrons.
Let’s review what we learned about the Baroque era of music and composers!
1. Review.
Use these review cards to review everything we’ve learned in this unit.
(Parent Note: if you plan to use the quiz in this lesson for a grade, these cards a wonderful study tool to prepare!)
2. Quiz.
Answer these unit review questions to show how much you’ve learned about the Baroque Period. Use complete sentences as much as possible!
3. End of Unit Project.
The 3 composers we studied in this unit were all male (Bach, Handel and Vivaldi). But the Baroque era also had many talented female composers and musicians.
One of these composers was Barbara Strozzi, who worked in Rome and published many works of music for female singers.
Listen to some of her music here as you complete this Baroque word search.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this series on the Baroque Period of music history. For more free music history resources, check out my Busy Kids Love Music podcast!
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